Latin-American Studies
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DESTINATION BARBADOSSpanish Language Performing Arts Music Latin-American Studies Cultural Studies Short Films
This video, which documents one of the oldest cultural festivals in the Western
Hemisphere, celebrates the vitality of calypso music today on the island of Barbados.
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PABLO NERUDA: POETSpanish Language Literature Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Examines the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet.
In an interview conducted shortly before his death, Neruda
discusses his worldview and explains his writing methods.
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THE LIFE AND POETRY OF JULIA DE BURGOSWomen's Studies Spanish Language Short Films Literature Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Cuban Studies
This docudrama portrays the life and work of the great Puerto Rican poet, from her
impoverished childhood in Puerto Rico, to her political involvement as a young woman in
the nationalist movement, to her subsequent exile in Cuba and New York where she died
in 1953.
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MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: THE NOVELIST WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENTWorld History Spanish Language Political Science Literature Latin-American Studies
Profiles the life and work of one of the world's greatest contemporary novelists, who in
1990 campaigned unsuccessfully for the Presidency of Peru.
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VERSO NEGRO: Black Verse Poetry of the Spanish CaribbeanSpanish Language Puerto Rican Studies Performing Arts Music Literature Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Directed by Women
Featuring poetry performances that often resemble contemporary rap, this film examines an important aspect of Afro-Caribbean cultural heritage.
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FOR THE FIRST TIMESpanish Language Latin-American Studies Cinema Studies Short Films Cuban Studies
Celebrates the universal and almost magical appeal of motion pictures by showing a
Cuban Film Institute mobile film unit traveling deep into the Cuban countryside to show
peasants their first movie.
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TURNING DREAMS INTO REALITYShort Films Spanish Language Latin-American Studies Cinema Studies Directed by Women
A profile of Fernando Birri, 'Father' of the New Latin American Cinema.
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THE NEW CINEMA OF LATIN AMERICA (series)Latin-American Studies Cinema Studies Spanish Language Women's Studies Cuban Studies
This two-part documentary examines the social and artistic roots of the national cinemas
of Latin America.
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MAMA, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOULGBTQ Spanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Family Relations
This autobiographical video, in which the filmmaker reveals his homosexuality to his mother,
explores the awkward situation of being ‘out’ to friends but closeted to family.
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